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Route 7 roadwork to cause nighttime delays
A milling and resurfacing project will cause nighttime lane closures on Route 7 in Ridgefield, Redding and Wilton, the state Department of Transportation said. The project will stretch between routes...
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Former Brookfield superintendent resigns from new post
Anthony Bivona began working for the Winchester schools on Feb. 10. (Carol Kaliff/News-Times) Anthony Bivona, who was fired as superintendent of the Brookfield schools last year for financial...
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Screening for Skin Cancer is Free in Danbury Tuesday, Wednesday
DANBURY – Skin cancer screenings will be free Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the Praxair Cancer Center at Danbury Hospital. The screenings will be provided free between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. both nights....
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Click It or Ticket
Click It or Ticket enforcement over Memorial Day holiday travel statewide Connecticut law enforcement will be out on the roads with Memorial Day holiday travel underway, enforcing the state occupant...
View ArticleKent Road closed in New Milford for MVA
UPDATE: MAY 18: 6:10 p.m. Kent Road has been reopened following MVA investigation. No further details on accident at this time. ORIGINAL POST New Milford — Kent Road (Route 7) has been closed to...
View Article2 car crash on Lake Ave Extension Danbury
DANBURY — EMS and police in route to two car motor vehicle accident at 3 Lake Avenue Extension with injuries in front of the Super8 Motel, according to scanner reports. Follow The News-Times for...
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“The Healing Knot” sculpture at NM Hospital
“The Healing Knot” sculpture by Joe Gitterman is the focal point of the Healing Garden NEW MILFORD — Local sculptor Joe Gitterman’s “The Healing Knot” was slected as the centerpiece for the Healing...
View ArticleHomeless man found dead in Brewster
New York State Police are investigating the death of a homeless man whose body was found Sunday morning along the bank of the East Branch creek in Brewster, N.Y. The victim, Marvin H. Castillo-Vasquez,...
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Llodra: Claims against Newtown sergeant, dispatcher “shocking” and “insulting”
Steven Santucci, a Newtown Police sergeant, has pleaded not guilty to drug charges. Contributed Photo: The Newtown Bee NEWTOWN — Days after the town’s Board of Police Commissioners broke its silence on...
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Bethel family offers reward for stolen tackle box
Squantz Pond in New Fairfield. File photo UPDATE: TUESDAY 3:27 P.M. A Ridgefield man has offered to double the reward for the return of a fishing tackle box that was stolen from the Squantz Pond...
View ArticleCops: Man caught with crack in Danbury parking lot
DANBURY – A Louisiana man is being held on a $5,000 bond Tuesday after police said they caught him with crack cocaine at the PriceRite parking lot, 35 Main St. Officers arrived at the lot at about 1:30...
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Redding seeks help to celebrate Independence Day with a bang
Redding Historical Society is hoping to establish an Independence Day celebration but it needs some help. At least seven acoustic or folk acts are already lined up to play music from noon to 9 p.m. on...
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Two Danbury women charged with shoplifting from Walmart
Walmart on Newtown Road in Danbury. File photo DANBURY – Two city residents are facing shoplifting charges after they were caught on surveillance camera stealing items from Walmart, 67 Newtown Road,...
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Ride of Silence in Danbury on Wednesday Honors Those Killed While Cycling
DANBURY – Cyclists will honor bike riders who have been killed or injured on public roads during the annual Ride of Silence Wednesday in Danbury. The slow-paced bike ride, which will be joined by...
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Newest officer sworn in to New Milford Police
Officer Michelle Yiznitsky is sworn in as the newest officer in the New Milford Police Department by the Town Clerk as Police Chief Shawn Boyne looks on NEW MILFORD — Officer Michelle Yiznitsky, 23,...
View ArticleCops: Brookfield man beat another with baseball bat
BROOKFIELD — A man is being held on a $25,000 bond after police said he assaulted another man with a baseball bat at the town’s Goodwill Super Store, 165 Federal Road. Peter Suarez, 40, of Bridgewater,...
View ArticleDanbury man facing sex assault charges
NEW MILFORD — A man was arrested on a warrant Monday after the Department of Children and Families reported that he sexually assaulted a minor, police said. Matthew T. Bigbie, 34, of Pine Trail,...
View ArticleDanbury man accused of waving gun at driver in N.J.
A Danbury man pulled a gun on another driver Friday during a road rage incident in New Jersey, according to a NJ.com report. John A. Gannon, 57, is accused of brandishing a “firearm in the direction of...
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Judge Orders Conservator to Pay $34,000 to New Fairfield WWII Vet
Lou Russo NEW FAIRFIELD – A 96-year-old World War II veteran whose claims of mistreatment by a court-appointed conservator have attracted community-wide support earned a measure of vindication this...
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Ridgefield nurse wins national award
Erin O’Rourke (second from the left) accepts her honor alongside her family. (Handout) Erin O’Rourke of the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association was named “Outstanding Clinician of the Year” by the...
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